Recruiting Future with Matt Alder - What's Next For Talent Acquisition, HR & Hiring?

Employer branding has always been important, but it is now absolutely critical to employers if they want to connect, engage and influence in demand talent. Employer branding isn't easy and for larger organisations building a global employer brand is a significant undertaking.So how do you make the business case for employer branding, and how does employer brand activation work amid all of the challenges 2022 poses for employers?My guest this week is Marije van der Togt, Head of Employer Branding at Just Eat Takeaway.com. Marije is highly experienced at building successful employer brands across multiple countries and has a massive amount of valuable insight to share.In the interview, we discuss:Challenges of becoming one company with one storyEvolving recruiting challengesHow strong consumer brands create challenges for employer brandsThe importance of culture in candidate choiceWhy invest in a global employer brand?How employer brand strategy enables the business strategyStorytelling and linking authentic people centric stories to EVP pillarsStrategically positioning podcasting as long form content.The role of data and technologySegmentationAdvice to other employers on developing a global employer brandWhat does the future look like?Listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

Round up is the monthly show on The Recruiting Future Podcast channel that highlights episodes you may have missed and gives you my take on some of the key learnings from the guests.Episodes mentioned in this Round Up:Ep 425: Building A High Performing Talent Acquisition TeamEp 426: AI Driven Talent IntelligenceEp 427: The Job Board MarketEp 428: Strategies For The Great ResignationEp 429: Open HiringEp 430: Developing People AnalyticsEp 431: Talent DensityEp 432: Long Term TrendsA full transcript will appear here shortlyListen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts

After over two years of unprecedented disruption, it has become evident that things have changed forever. However, many employers are still attempting to stick with the talent acquisition and employee experience strategies they had before the pandemic. So what are the dangers of behaving as if nothing has changed, and how should companies now set their strategies for the long term?My guest this week is Amanda Black, Director of Inclusive Search at Good Works Consulting. Amanda has wide-ranging experience in talent acquisition and DE&I and has some expert insights to share on the long term impact of The Great Resignation.In the interview, we discuss:A disrupted talent marketShifts in the employer/employee modelRevealing inequalities in the systemPermanently changed expectationsLong term solutions and The Great OpportunityHow successful employers are shifting their employee experienceModelling and demonstrating valuesAre companies taking DE&I seriously?Listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts

The challenges of 2022 are causing many organisations to think very differently about talent. The employers who are getting it right are looking holistically at talent acquisition, development, retention and attrition to create the opportunity to build a talent dense organisation.So what does this look like in practice, and how can your company get there?My guest this week is Taylor Roa, Director of Talent at Wistia. Wistia is a growing technology company with an incredible culture and a big focus on talent density. They also use video as their superpower to showcase their unique employer brand.In the interview, we discuss:Recruiting challenges at WistiaMeaningful work and culture versus cash and compromiseUsing video to represent the company culture authentically.Making a competitive advantage of putting people firstBecoming a talent dense organisationWhy retention is not about trapping peopleBeing a business that it is good to be fromHow the pandemic has changed workAdvice on getting more from video in employer brandingA defining decade in the future of workA full transcript will appear here shortly.Listen to this podcast on Apple. 

With a growing number of use cases, people analytics continues to develop both in sophistication and the amount of value it drives for employers. However, despite the quantum leap in recruiting technology we've seen in the last few years, I still feel that talent acquisition is significantly lagging behind where it should be in terms of data and analytics. My guest this week is Vic Akosile, an HR Strategy Consultant at Humananalytics. Vic is a highly experienced people analytics specialist. He gives us an excellent overview of what is going on in the space and what talent acquisition leaders need to consider if they want to develop their data and analytics capability.In the interview, we discuss:The evolution of People AnalyticsCutting edge use casesIncreasing digital interactions mean increasing amounts of data.People Analytics in talent acquisitionHow to develop more sophistication in People AnalyticsWhat trends is technology drivingUsing sentiment and network analysis to help with retentionWhere is People Analytics going in the future?Listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts

Some of my favourite conversations in the last six months have been around inclusive hiring. Many people are doing brilliant work to support people from marginalised groups into the workforce, and I've learnt a lot from talking to employers like Timpson and organisations like The Bridge of Hope.In this episode, we're going to explore what happens when an employer removes all screening, all background checks and all education and experience requirements from their hiring to be more inclusive. What are the advantages, the challenges, and the results?My guest this week is Nykeba King, Global Head of Inclusion at The Body Shop. A few years ago, The Body Shop created an Open Hiring program to ensure they were being as inclusive as possible. It's a strategy that has produced some amazing results, and it is now giving them a unique competitive advantage in today's challenging talent markets.In the interview, we discuss:Recruiting challenges at The Body ShopWhat is Open Hiring, and how does it work?No background checks, no screening, no education requirementsHow Open Hiring is helping The Body Shop in the current talent marketsMaking recruiting more purposeful with "Targeted Recruitment."Replacing scrutiny with trustRemoving barriers and removing biasImplementation challengesThe danger of second-guessing someone's ability to do a jobWrap-around support to build an inclusive workplaceTime to hire, performance and retentionWhat's next for Open HiringListen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

Whether it's the Great Resignation or the Great Reset, whatever you choose to call it, it is undeniable that employers are currently finding it extremely challenging to attract and retain talent.So which strategies should companies be exploring to improve their odds in such a difficult market? My guest this week is Christine Wzorek, CEO and Founder of White Label Advisors. Christine is a highly experienced HR leader and has essential advice about building holistic human capital strategies to deal with these incredibly challenging times.In the interview, we discuss:What is driving the Great Resignation?Employer engagement, happiness and fulfilmentAdapting to the new realityWhy talent acquisition needs to mirror salesTreating candidates in a hospitality orientated wayTransparency in reward strategiesScaling L&D with technologyLevelling the playing field for diverse talentGender equalityThe future of talent acquisition and HRListen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

I've been a keen follower of the Job Board market for several decades. It's been a market that has often been very slow to evolve, but the pace of innovation has increased considerably over the last few years. So what effect has the pandemic had on the job board industry, and what is its likely future direction?My guest this week is Steven Rothberg, Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of College Recruiter. Steven has been in the job board industry since it started, and I could think of no better person to give us an update on the current state of the market. How have job boards evolved over timeThe programmatic revolutionRecruiting marketing budget consolidationHow has the pandemic changed things for job boardsWhy do job boards need to reduce the friction they are causing in the candidate journey.Market consolidationWhat is the future of job boards?Listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.A full transcript will appear here shortly.

Expanding candidate pools, speeding up the recruiting process and diversity hiring are all key talent acquisition challenges in 2022. While technology is never a magic fix everything solution, it is becoming evident that as AI becomes more sophisticated, it can offer employers some of the tools needed to meet these challenges.So what are the latest use cases for AI in talent acquisition, and how is it driving skills based decision making?My guest this week is Andrea Shiah, Head of Talent Strategy and Transformation at Eightfold. Andrea was formerly Global Head of Talent Acquisition at American Express and has some unique insights into the development of AI in recruiting.In the interview, we discuss:What it takes to be successful in the current recruiting landscapeModernising talent acquisitionSpeeding up recruiting using skills intelligence and automationThe danger of leaving the strongest candidates on the tableUsing adjacent skills to broaden candidate poolsDE&I and skills based decision makingFind out more about eightfold's Cultivate event hereListen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

I know that many TA Leaders who listen to the podcast are currently scaling or rebuilding their talent acquisition teams. Market challenges and rapid advancements in the sophistication and availability of technology have changed the game for talent acquisition in the last 24 months. So how do you structure and scale a high performing talent acquisition team to meet the needs of 2022?My guest this week is Alison Kaizer, Head of Talent at Lunchbox. Alison is currently scaling a talent acquisition team in a highly challenging market sector and has some practical insights on tech stacks, team structure, metrics and competitive advantage.In the interview, we discuss:The difference between a good TA team and a world-class TA teamThe current market for tech talentCommunicating culture in a remote processPutting technology at the centre and building a scaleable tech stackHow to find, assess and structure a TA teamWhat are the metrics that matter?Using mission and culture to drive competitive advantageWhat's next for talent acquisition?Listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.